Commentary: Challenges of COVID-19 screening of health care workers in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean region

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Wael K Al-Delaimy. Int J Epidemiol. 2021.

. 2021 Mar 3;50(1):62-63.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa269.

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Universal COVID-19 screening of 4040 health care workers in a resource-limited setting: an Egyptian pilot model in a university with 12 public hospitals and medical centers.
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